Shorts Review: Stoopid Buddy Shortz – “What The Cluck”

Spoilers Below

“What The Cluck” is the most aptly named short in history because as soon as it’s over those words are the first thing out of your mouth. It opens on what appears to be a chicken universe. Without much exposition, our main character makes a few “roasting chicken” puns and hops into a deep fryer. But while he enjoys his luxurious oils, one of the eggs on the playground in the background is planning something sinister.

The young egg lights a fire that quickly spreads to the rest of the playground, apparently killing all the other children eggs. Our main character, a whole, now partly fried chicken, looks on at the horrifying landscape of burnt eggs and playground equipment screaming “Noooo!” over and over again. And while the creators ask us to suspend belief just long enough to forget that the chicken was relaxing in boiling oil not 10 seconds before crying about an actual fire, this short had a pretty funny combination of dark humor lightened by the hilarity of a chicken universe.

The Name Says It All